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acceleration

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The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change Source: Internet

Absolute space acts on physical objects by inducing their resistance to acceleration but it cannot be acted upon. Source: Internet

Absolute gravimeters, which nowadays can also be used in the field, are based directly on measuring the acceleration of free fall (for example, of a reflecting prism in a vacuum tube). Source: Internet

ABS equipment may also be used to implement a traction control system (TCS) on acceleration of the vehicle. Source: Internet

Acceleration components at an earlier time (top) and at arrival time at the target (bottom) Coriolis acceleration, centrifugal acceleration and net acceleration vectors at three selected points on the trajectory as seen on the turntable. Source: Internet

According to Galileo's concept of gravitation, a dropped stone falls with constant acceleration down towards the Earth. Source: Internet

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